JOAN VELAZQUEZ
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
Joan Velazquez is a partner and chair of Ervin Cohen & Jessup’s Real Estate Department. Velazquez is a creative problem solver and proven deal maker who never loses sight of her clients’ business goals. She mitigates her clients’ legal risks while letting them realize the business opportunity in every deal.
Velazquez represents real estate owners, developers, investors, lenders, contractors and asset managers in connection with a wide range of projects, including the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, management and sale of office buildings, industrial parks, shopping centers, low-income projects, mixed-use projects, industrial developments and hotel/resort projects. Velazquez is experienced in the formation of partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and arranging complex capital structures, including highly leveraged mezzanine financing, subordinated lending arrangements and other creative solutions. She has structured, documented and closed more than one billion dollars of financing transactions.
